Language of Collection Materials: The collection is primarily in English, with some materials in other languages, particularly German and French.

Abstract: Richard Rorty (1931-2007) was a pragmatist philosopher, critical theorist, and public intellectual. This collection comprises
manuscripts, teaching files, professional correspondence, research notes, biographical material, and ephemera. It also includes
some family papers and correspondence, as well as writings dating to his youth. The collection includes digital files transferred
from Rorty's computer disks and made available to researchers electronically.

The collection is open for research, with the exception of some materials relating to students in Series 5, Teaching files.
Restrictions on the earliest of these student records will be lifted beginning in 2033.

Publication Rights

Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and
their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.

Reproduction Restriction

All reproduction of materials written by Jacques Derrida must be authorized by designates of his heirs. Contact Special Collections
and Archives for more information.

Richard McKay Rorty (1931-2007) is commonly described as one of the most influential thinkers of his era. A philosopher with
a remarkably broad intellectual range, his work included the development of a distinctive brand of pragmatism as well as significant
contributions to literary criticism, political theory, and other scholarly fields. He was also a public intellectual, writing
for such publications as
The Nation and
The Atlantic.

Rorty was born on October 4, 1931, in New York City. The son of writers and activists James Rorty and Winifred Raushenbush
Rorty (and the grandson of prominent Social Gospel theologian Walter Rauschenbusch), he later wrote in an autobiographical
sketch, "At 12, I knew that the point of being human was to spend one's life fighting social injustice." His family moved
to Flatbrookville, New Jersey, when he was a child.

Rorty enrolled in the University of Chicago at age 15, eventually earning his B.A. (1949) and M.A. (1952) in philosophy, studying
under Rudolf Carnap, Charles Hartshorne, and Richard McKeon. After completing his Ph.D. (1956) at Yale University with the
dissertation, "The Concept of Potentiality," supervised by Paul Weiss, Rorty served two years in the army before receiving
his first academic appointment at Wellesley College. From 1961 to 1982 Rorty taught in the philosophy department at Princeton
University before moving to the University of Virginia as Kenan Professor of the Humanities. In 1998, Rorty accepted his final
academic position at Stanford University in the Department of Comparative Literature.

While Rorty gained scholarly attention with his article, "Mind-Body Identity, Privacy and Categories," (1965) and his edited
anthology
The Linguistic Turn (1967), his most provocative work was yet to come. By combining what he learned from analytic, continental, and pragmatist
philosophers, Rorty developed an "anti-Philosophy" that emphasized the historical contingency of philosophy as one literary
genre beside the sciences and arts. His version of anti-essentialism and anti-foundationalism was developed in such important
works as
Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature (1979);
Consequences of Pragmatism (1982);
Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity (1989);
Achieving Our Country (1998);
Philosophy and Social Hope (2000); and four volumes of his philosophical papers:
Objectivity, Relativism, and Truth (1991),
Essays on Heidegger and Others (1991),
Truth and Progress (1998) and
Philosophy as Cultural Politics (2007). The social and political consequences that emerge from this version of neopragmatism, Rorty contended, are those
of a romantic liberalism that promotes justice and democracy by reducing cruelty and increasing solidarity through the redescription
of our contingent vocabularies.

Richard Rorty died of pancreatic cancer June 8, 2007, in Palo Alto, California.

Historical Background

Chronology

1931

Born on October 4th, in New York City

1946

Enrolls in University of Chicago just before his fifteenth birthday

1949

B.A., University of Chicago

1952

M.A., University of Chicago

1956

Ph.D., Yale University (dissertation: "The Concept of Potentiality")

1957-1958

Army of the United States

1958-1961

Instructor and Assistant Professor, Wellesley College

1961-1982

Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor of Philosophy, Princeton University

1967

The Linguistic Turn (ed.) published by the University of Chicago Press

1968-1969

American Council of Learned Societies fellowship

1973

Exegesis and Argument: Studies in Greek Philosophy Presented to Gregory Vlastos (edited with Edward Lee and Alexander Mourelatos) published by VanGorcum

1973-1974

Guggenheim Fellowship

1979

Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature published by Princeton University Press

1979

President, American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division

1981-1986

MacArthur Fellowship

1982

Consequences of Pragmatism published by the University of Minnesota Press

1982-1998

University Professor of the Humanities, University of Virginia (named Professor Emeritus, 1998)

1985

Philosophy in History (edited with J.B. Schneewind and Quentin Skinner) published by Cambridge University Press

1986

Northcliffe Lectures, University College, London

1987

Clark Lectures, Trinity College, Cambridge

1989

Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity published by Cambridge University Press

1990-1991

National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship

1991

Objectivity, Relativism, and Truth: Philosophical Papers I published by Cambridge University Press

1991

Essays on Heidegger and Others: Philosophical Papers II published by Cambridge University Press

1992

The Linguistic Turn published in second, enlarged edition by the University of Chicago Press

Achieving Our Country: Leftist Thought in Twentieth-Century America published by Harvard University Press

1998

Truth and Progress: Philosophical Papers III published by Cambridge University Press

2000

Philosophy and Social Hope published by Penguin

2005

The Future of Religion (edited with Gianni Vattimo) published by Columbia University Press

2006

Take Care of Freedom and Truth Will Take Care of Itself, Interviews with Richard Rorty (edited and with an introduction by Eduardo Mendieta) published by Stanford University Press

2007

Philosophy as Cultural Politics: Philosophical Papers IV published by Cambridge University Press

2007

Awarded the Thomas Jefferson Medal for Distinguished Achievement in the Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences by the American
Philosophical Society

2007

Dies on June 8 in Palo Alto, California, at age 75

2010

The Philosophy of Richard Rorty (edited by Randall E. Auxier and Lewis Edwin Hahn) published by Open Court

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Richard Rorty (1931-2007) was a pragmatist philosopher, critical theorist, and public intellectual. This collection comprises
manuscripts, teaching files, professional correspondence, research notes, biographical material, and ephemera. It also includes
some family papers and correspondence, as well as writings dating to his youth. The collection includes digital files transferred
from Rorty's computer disks and made available to researchers electronically at
UCIspace @ the Libraries .

Included are: manuscripts and typescripts of published writings, conference papers, invited lectures, public speeches, and
other intellectual work; incoming and outgoing professional correspondence, including manuscripts sent to him by colleagues;
teaching files including lecture notes, syllabi, assignments, and exams; professional activities files; research notes and
other materials; and some biographical material including posters and programs for public lectures and symposia, printed materials
such as reviews of Rorty's work and articles about him, and a very small number of photographs. The collection also includes
a significant amount of family correspondence, dating to Rorty's childhood, as well as his earliest writings. There are also
some papers relating to his parents and some members of his extended family.

Collection Arrangement

This collection is arranged in 8 series:

Series 1. Early life and family papers, 1863-2000 (Bulk, 1942-1979), 2.4 linear feet

In order to facilitate access to the collection, processing work on it was expedited. Manuscripts were filed and described
by working title, professional correspondence was filed by the approximate year and the first letter of the correspondent's
name, date ranges were sometimes approximated, and other steps were taken to ensure the materials could be made available
for research in a timely fashion. In 2012, approximately ten modifications were made to the arrangement of the correspondence
based on feedback from two Rorty scholars, who identified correspondent surnames as they researched the Rorty papers.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Rorty, Richard -- Archives

Critical theory--Archives.

Philosophy, American--20th century--Archives.

Series 1. Early life and family papers,Bulk, 1942-19791863-2000

Physical Description:
2.4 Linear feet

Historical Background

Richard Rorty was the son of Winifred Raushenbush Rorty (1894-1979) and James Rorty (1890-1973), both writers and activists
on the left. When Richard was born in 1931 they lived in New York City, but they moved to Flatbrookville, New Jersey, when
he was a child. He was close to his parents and many of the members of his extended family, including his fathers' sisters,
writers Eva Beard and Marion Bullard, both of Woodstock, New York.

At age 15, he began attending the University of Chicago, where he earned his BA (1949) and MA (1952). From there, he entered
Yale where he earned his Ph.D.(1956) with the dissertation, "The Concept of Potentiality." He served in the military from
1957-1958.

He married fellow philosophy graduate student Amélie Oksenberg, the daughter of Klara and Israel Oksenberg, in 1954. Their
son, James (Jay), was born in 1961, and the couple divorced in 1972. A short time later, Richard married Mary Varney, who
had earned her Ph.D. in philosophy from Johns Hopkins in 1970, and the couple had two children, Patricia and Kevin. When he
died of pancreatic cancer at age 75, Richard Rorty was survived by his wife and children.

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series includes writings and academic work by Richard Rorty from early childhood through his graduate work; correspondence
with his parents, relatives and others; and the papers of some members of his extended family. Subseries 1.1 includes issues
of the
Minisink Valley News, a newsletter Rorty edited as a child; academic work including drafts and notes for his Ph.D. dissertation "The Concept of
Potentiality;" and other papers and correspondence dating to the period previous to the start of his professional life as
an academic. Subseries 1.2 consists of the letters to and from his parents, James Rorty and Winifred Raushenbush Rorty. Subseries
1.3 includes family papers: correspondence, records, and writings he received and collected. This subseries includes materials
collected by Rorty that relate to, or were created by, members of his immediate and extended family. Included is a large amount
of correspondence between Rorty and family members, but there is also a significant amount of other material created and collected
by members of his family, most notably his father, James Rorty.

Series Arrangement

This series is arranged in 3 subseries:

Subseries 1. Early writings and other materials

Subseries 2. Correspondence with parents

Subseries 3. Family papers

Within each subseries, files are arranged alphabetically.

Processing Note

In order to expedite access to the collection, this series were minimally processed. Dates are approximate, folders have wide
and overlapping date ranges, and materials are not arranged in any order within folders. Some undated manuscripts were included
in this series under the assumption they were written before the start of Rorty's professional career.

Subseries 1.1. Early writings and other materials,Bulk, 1942-19561939-1983

Box 1, Folder 1

Academic notes on various subjects,undated

Box 1, Folder 2

Biology papers and notes,1946-1948 and undated

Box 1, Folder 3

"The Concept of Potentiality" and other Ph.D. work: notes and drafts, circa 1953-1956

Box 1, Folder 4-5

"The Concept of Potentiality:" notes and chapter drafts,circa 1954-1956

Box 1, Folder 6-7

Correspondence from various senders,Bulk, 1950-19541946-1983 and undated

"Truth and Its Object in Anselm, Aquinas, and Matthew of Aquasparta:" paper,undated

Box 3, Folder 8

University of Chicago: correspondence, grade reports, and other materials,1946-1952 and undated

Subseries 1.2. Correspondence with parents,1940-1979

Box 3, Folder 9-10

Rorty, James and Winifred (Raushenbush): letters and cards to them,1943-1979 and undated

Box 4, Folder 1-3

Rorty, James: letters and cards from him,1940-1962 and undated

Box 4, Folder 4-6

Rorty, Winifred (Raushenbush): letters and cards from her,1941-1979 and undated

Subseries 1.3. Family papers,Bulk, 1918-19791863-2000

Processing Note

During processing, correspondence in this series was grouped according to the family member to which it pertains as the sender,
recipent, or (occasionally) the subject of the letters. Correspondence between Richard Rorty and any member of his family
was filed under the family member's name.

Box 4, Folder 7

Beard, Eva and Marion Bullard: correspondence and other materials,1941-1953 and undated

Scope and Content Summary

Includes mainly letters to Richard Rorty from his aunt, Eva Beard, and some of her writings.

Box 5, Folder 1

Bullard, Marion: poems, clippings, and other materials,1955-1971 and undated

Box 5, Folder 2

Disposition of parents' papers: correspondence,1981-1982 and undated

Box 5, Folder 3

Lewis, L.R. (Leo Rich): early writings and obituary,1886,1945

Biographical Note

L.R. Lewis was a professor at Tufts University, from which James Rorty graduated in 1913.

Rorty, Winifred (Raushenbush): biography of her and related correspondence,2000

Series 2. Writings,1961-2000 and undated

Physical Description:
3.4 Linear feet

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series primarily includes drafts (manuscripts, typescripts, computer print-outs, and proofs) of writings: scholarly and
magazine articles, book chapters, papers, book reviews, contributions to reference volumes, speeches, and invited talks. Included
are some of Rorty's writings in translation and his prefaces and introductions to volumes of such writings. In some cases
drafts are accompanied by related notes or correspondence. Some proofs include corrections. Also included in this series are
some writings in their final printed form: offprints, clippings, journal issues, newspaper and magazine issues. This series
also includes one audio recording of an invited talk.

Arrangement

This series is arranged in 2 subseries:

Subseries 2.1. Manuscripts

Subseries 2.2. Printed material and audio recording

Subseries 2.1. Manuscripts,1961-2000 and undated

Subseries Arrangement

This subseries is arranged in the following order:

1. Articles, book chapters, and other writings: arranged alphabetically by the title of the work.

2. Book reviews: arranged alphabetically by the last name of the author reviewed.

3. Conference papers and public lectures: arranged alphabetically, primarily by the name of the conference or sponsoring institution.

Processing Information

During processing, manuscripts were generally filed by working title, so different versions of the same finished work may
be filed in separate folders. In general, titled manuscripts were filed under "Articles, book chapters, and other writings."
Untitled conference papers and papers found among other conference materials, along with public speeches and remarks, were
filed under "Conference papers and other public lectures." These were filed according to the relevant conference, event, or
sponsoring institution.

This subseries is arranged with printed material first, in chronological order, followed by the audio recording.

Box 14, Folder 1-6

Printed material,1963-1999

Box 15, Folder 1-2

Printed material,2000 and undated

"Cultural Politics and the Question of the Existence of God": audio recording ,2002 July 17

Scope and Content Summary

Recording of lecture at Calvin College.

Box DM 002, Item MS-C017-CD-001-U

Use copy,2002

Physical Description

Compact disk.

Box DM 001, Item MS-C017-CD-001-A

Archival preservation compact disk,2002

Physical description

Archival gold compact disk.

Access

Access to the preservation copy of the compact disk is restricted.

Box 61

Archival original cassette,2002

Physical description

Audio cassette tape.

Access

Access to the original audio cassette is restricted. For access, users may request use copy.

Series 3. Correspondence,Bulk, 1961-19951955-2001

Physical Description:
10.8 Linear feet

Series Scope and Content Summary

Correspondence includes letters and cards received and duplicates of letters sent. Other received materials include manuscripts
and offprints signed by the author. The bulk of the correspondence is from scholars and colleagues, but also includes letters
from publishers and other institutional correspondents. Among the hundreds of philosophers and other scholars represented
are Barry Allen, Annette Baier, Richard Bernstein, Robert Brandom, Hubert Dreyfus, Milton Fisk, Raymond Geuss, Katherine Kearns,
Bruce Kuklick, Juergen Habermas, Ian Hacking, Maurice Mandelbaum, Gerald J. Massey, Alexander Nehamas, Jacques Poulain, J.B.
Schneewind, Quentin Skinner, and Gregory Vlastos. Also represented are public figures such as judge and legal scholar Richard
Posner and U.S. Senator Bill Bradley.

Series Arrangement

Correspondence is first filed alphabetically, then chronologically within that alphabetical arrangement.

Processing Information

When they arrived in the Department of Special Collections and Archives, Rorty's papers contained a large amount of unfiled
correspondence, as well as correspondence filed only by year or year range, scattered throughout the collection. In keeping
with the order in which Rorty kept a significant portion of his filed correspondence, the bulk of this unfiled material was
filed during processing either by 1.) the first letter of the last name of the sender/recipient, manuscript author, or subject
of the letter; or 2.) by the organization, institution, publisher, or publication title with which the correspondent was affiliated;
or 3.) by topic. Secondary to this alphabetical structure, correspondence is filed roughly chronologically. Following is a
more detailed explanation of the two aspects of this filing system:

Alphabetical filing

In cases when letters were filed under the name of a university or a university press, these were filed under the name of
the specific university (not under "U"), and in some cases the specific campus. In a few cases, Rorty kept individual folders
for particular correspondents or subjects, and this practice was maintained during processing, with these folders filed after
the single-letter labeled folders. However, he also filed letters for these named correspondents in the first-letter files,
so researchers should not assume all letters to or from these individually-name correspondents are in their named file. For
the unfiled letters that did not provide the last name of the correspondent, a minimal attempt was made to identify them and
file under the last name. When this failed, the letter was filed by the first name. (Researchers who are able to identify
these correspondents or who find misfiled correspondence should bring this to the attention of Special Collections and Archives
staff).

Chronological filing

Within their alphabetical groupings, correspondence is grouped by year or range of years. These dates are approximate, however;
particularly in cases where correspondence on the same subject was exchanged over a period of time and Rorty kept these letters
together, these letters filed together in an attempt to maintain context wherever possible. Dates of folders overlap due to
the method of organizing unfiled correspondence and integrating it into filed correspondence. Undated correspondence is filed
at the end of the range for that letter of the alphabet. Within folders, letters are not arranged in any order.

Box 15, Folder 3-6

A,1963-1981

Box 16, Folder 1-4

A,1982-1995 and undated

Box 16, Folder 5-6

B,1960-1971

Box 17, Folder 1-6

B,1971-1983

Box 18, Folder 1-5

B,1982-1998 and undated

Box 19, Folder 1

Baier, Annette,1980-1990 and undated

Scope and Contents note

Includes manuscripts, offprints, and other materials

Box 19, Folder 2

Bradley, Bill (U.S. Senator),1987-1995

Scope and Contents note

In addition to correspondence, includes texts of some of Bradley's speeches, newsletters, and other materials.

Box 19, Folder 3-6

C,1964-1977

Box 20, Folder 1-8

C,1978-1998 and undated

Box 21, Folder 1

Cambridge University Press and other publishers,1968-1994

Scope and Contents note

In addition to correspondence, includes contracts and other materials.

Box 21, Folder 2

Chicago (University of) Press,1964-1969

Scope and Contents note

In addition to correspondence, includes contracts and reviews of
The Linguistic Turn.

Box 21, Folder 3-9

D,1961-1993

Box 22, Folder 1

D,undated

Mixed materials 22, Folder 10

Derrida, Jacques,1978, 1982 and 1983

Language of Collection Materials: Materials are in
French.

Reproduction Restriction

All reproduction of materials written by Jacques Derrida must be authorized by designates of his heirs. Contact Special Collections
and Archives for more information.

Scope and Content Summary

Folder consists of three letters addressed to Rorty from Jacques Derrida.

Box 22, Folder 2

Dreyfus, Hubert,1979-1985

Scope and Contents note

In addition to correspondence includes manuscripts and comments.

Box 22, Folder 3-8

E,1961-1999 and undated

Box 22, Folder 9

F,1962-1972

Box 23, Folder 1-6

F,1974-1993 and undated

Box 23, Folder 7-8

Fisk, Milton,1965-1989

Scope and Contents note

In addition to correspondence, includes manuscripts and fellowship application.

Box 24, Folder 1-5

G,1961-1983

Box 25, Folder 1-3

G,1984-2001 and undated

Box 25, Folder 4-6

H,1955-1979

Box 26, Folder 1-6

H,1975-1989

Box 27, Folder 1-3

H,1986-2001 and undated

Box 27, Folder 4

Habermas, Juergen,1970-1995

Scope and Contents note

In addition to correspondence, includes writings by Habermas (drafts and print)

In addition to correspondence concerning translations of Rorty's writings, includes contracts.

Box 40, Folder 6

U,1963-1991 and undated

Box 40, Folder 7-9

V,1964-1990 and undated

Box 40, Folder 10

Vajda, Mihály,1993-1994

Scope and Contents note

In addition to correspondence, includes manuscripts.

Box 40, Folder 11

Virgina, University of, and Princeton University,1981-1987

Box 40, Folder 12

W,1961-1969

Box 41, Folder 1-6

W,1971-2000 and undated

Box 41, Folder 7

X,1981-1982

Box 42, Folder 1

Y,1962-1988

Box 42, Folder 2

Z,1968-1989 and undated

Box 42, Folder 3

Unidentified senders,1968-1991 and undated

Processing Note

The signatures on these letters are absent or illegible.

Series 4. Notes and research materials,1962-1999 and undated

Physical Description:
1.6 Linear feet

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series includes primarily typed or handwritten notes on various topics. Many of these notes may have been written for
teaching; however, they were not found in files that would indicate for which course or seminar. Other notes may have been
made in preparation for writing. Also included are some writings by Rorty's contemporaries that comment on his work. There
is a small amount of printed material on various topics, mostly photocopies of journal articles and book chapters, that contains
Rorty's marginalia.

Series Arrangement

This series is arranged in 2 subseries:

Subseries 4.1. Notes, topical

Subseries 4.2. Writings by contemporaries and other research materials

Appraisal Note

A very small amount (approximately .2 linear feet) of research material was discarded. This included photocopies of articles
with no annotations or marginalia and offprints of articles that were not inscribed by their authors.

Processing Information

Notes were sorted by topic and filed in this series if there was no indication to which course, seminar, or writing they pertained.

Subseries 4.1. Notes, topical,1962-1999

Subseries Arrangement

This subseries is arranged alphabetically by the topic of the notes.

Box 42, Folder 4

Adler, Mortimer, J.: notes,undated

Box 42, Folder 5

Analytical philosophy: notes,undated

Box 42, Folder 6

Aristotle: notes and articles,undated

Box 42, Folder 7

Arnold, Matthew: article,1988

Box 42, Folder 8

Ayer, James, and Royce: notes,undated

Box 42, Folder 9

Bibliographic research: printouts and photocopies,1993 and undated

Box 42, Folder 10

Bloom, Harold: notes,undated

Box 42, Folder 11

Brandom, Robert: notes,undated

Box 42, Folder 12

Bubner: notes,undated

Box 42, Folder 13

Culler, Jonathan: notes and article,1983 and undated

Box 42, Folder 14

Davidson, Donald and Paul de Man: notes,undated

Box 42, Folder 15

Derrida, Jacques: notes,undated

Box 42, Folder 16

Dewey and Peirce: notes,undated

Box 42, Folder 17

Dreyfus, Hubert: notes,undated

Box 42, Folder 18

"The End of Philosophy and the Task of Thinking:" lecture notes,undated

"Universalism and Pragmatism," the paper which is listed as Rorty's contribution to this conference, was not found during
processing and is not included here. Included are abstracts of papers by Juergen Habermas and Alan Montifiore. The latter
has a very small amount of notes by Rorty.

Box 46, Folder 10

"Putnam and the Relativist Menace" and response: offprint and draft,1992-1993

Scope and Contents note

Includes offprint of Rorty's article and draft of response from unidentified critic.

Series 5. Teaching files,1958-2002

Physical Description:
3.6 Linear feet

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series includes syllabi, lecture notes, exams, student evaluations of teaching, background research materials, lists
of books ordered, correspondence, student files, and other materials related to courses taught by Rorty at Wellesley College,
Princeton University, the University of Virginia, and institutions where he was on the visiting faculty.

Series Arrangement

This series is arranged in 2 subseries:

Subseries 5.1. Course materials

Subseries 5.2. Student files

Subseries 5.1. Course materials,1958-2001

Subseries Arrangement

This subseries is arranged alphabetically, primarily by the title of the course.

The Sublime and the Beautiful (Studies in Criticism and Theory 982), University of Virginia: course reader,1998

Box 53, Folder 1

Syllabi and course reader (various courses),1961-1994 and undated

Box 53, Folder 2

Theories of Interpretation (Studies in Criticism and Theory): syllabus, lectures notes, readings, and research material,1985-1988

Box 59-60

Subseries 5.2. Student files,1958-2002

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

This subseries includes letters to and from students, papers, exams, comments on papers and exams (with grades), grade rosters,
and other materials related to the graduate and undergraduate students in Rorty's courses.

Access

The materials in this subseries are covered under FERPA and are not available for research. Restrictions on these records
will begin to be lifted in 2033.

Series 6. Professional activities,1965-1999

Physical Description:
1.4 Linear feet

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series includes materials related to Rorty's professional service activities in professional societies, academic departments,
and other organizations. Many materials relate to Rorty's activities in the American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division,
including his term as president in 1979. Also included are materials related to fellowships and grants Rorty sought and received.
Materials include correspondence, committee meeting minutes and notes, applications (sent and received), and reports.

Series Arrangement

This series is arranged alphabetically.

Box 53, Folder 3

American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) fellowship application,1968-1969

Box 53, Folder 4

American Philosophical Association: bulletins,1971-1973

Box 53, Folder 5

American Philosophical Association: correspondence, meeting minutes, agendas, and other materials,1979-1981

Box 53, Folder 6

American Philosophical Association: correspondence and other materials,1980

Philosophy (Department of), University of Virginia: course descriptions and other materials,1986-1988

Box 56, Folder 7

Princeton University academic programs: reports and other materials,1974-1978

Box 56, Folder 8

Research project proposals received,1981-1991 and undated

Box 56, Folder 9

Theory Seminar, University of Virginia: planning committee correspondence and other materials,1995

Series 7. Biographical material,1964-2003

Physical Description:
0.9 Linear feet

Language of Materials: Book reviews and articles about Rorty are in many languages in addition to English.

Series Arrangement

This series is arranged in 2 subseries:

Subseries 7.1. Book Reviews

Subseries 7.2. Interviews, profiles, ephemera, and other material

Within each subseries, materials are arranged alphabetically.

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series includes reviews, in the form of clippings and other printed material, of Rorty's books. Also included are articles
about Rorty, in printed form, such as profiles and interviews. Ephemera such as posters and programs for conferences, lectures,
and other events are also in this series, as are a few photographs.

Interviews, profiles, and other articles: print and photocopies,1981-1997 and undated

Box 58, Folder 8-9

Photographs,undated

Series 8. Born digital files,1988-2003

Physical Description:
0.2 Linear feet
(1 box and 1027 digital files)

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series comprises Richard Rorty's electronic word-processing files. Included are letters, many drafts of writings, lecture
notes, syllabi, and exams. Also included are bibliographies of his work, a few administrative files, and a couple of documents
relating to his children. This series also contains drafts of writings done by his peers and colleagues. Researchers will
notice some data loss and corruption has occurred in some of the earliest files.

Series Arrangement

This series is arranged in 8 subseries:

Subseries 8.1. Born digital administrative and professional files

Subseries 8.2. Bord digital biographical files

Subseries 8.3. Born digital correspondence

Subseries 8.4. Born digital family files

Subseries 8.5. Born digital research files

Subseries 8.6. Born digital teaching files

Subseries 8.7. Born digital writings

Subseries 8.8. Floppy disks

Processing information

Digital files were retrieved from Richard Rorty's 3.5 inch floppy disks during processing and converted to pdf format in order
to facilitate preservation and access.

This subseries consists of outgoing correspondence, predominantly letters that were faxed or sent by postal mail. (No emails
are included in this collection). Included are letters sent to colleagues, editors, and other professional correspondents.

This subseries comprises course materials created by Rorty for courses and seminars he taught at the University of Virginia
and Stanford University. Included are primarily drafts of syllabi and reading lists, lecture and seminar notes, exams, and
assignments.

This subseries is comprised of drafts of Rorty's writings. Included are: essays and articles for scholarly journals and magazines;
book chapters; book reviews; conference papers; lectures, speeches and remarks. Some files contain related correspondence.
Notes taken in preparation for writing are also included in this series.

Included are drafts of chapters in
Achieving Our Country: Leftist Thought in Twentieth-Century America (1998), which are adaptations of the William E. Massey, Sr., Lectures in the History of American Civilization at Harvard
University (1997). Also included are drafts of lectures given as visiting professor at various universities, such as those
delivered at the University of Girona, Catalonia, Spain (1996) under the overall title, "Anti-Authoritarianism in Epistemology
and Ethics;" and the Spinoza lectures, delivered at the University of Amsterdam (1997). Many of these lectures as visiting
professor were eventually published as well.

Drafts of a few of the papers that were eventually published in
Philosophy as Cultural Politics: Philosophical Papers IV (2007) are included, as are many drafts of writings that were published as chapters in anthologies. Among these are responses
to interlocutors in
Rorty and His Critics (ed. Robert C. Brandom, 2000).

Included also are drafts of papers delivered at conferences and symposia in Philosophy and other disciplines, as well as invited
talks, lectures and speeches delivered at universities and other institutions around the world. There are drafts of many articles
that were published in magazines, newspapers, and academic journals. A few translated writings are included, as well as drafts
of prefaces and introductions to volumes of writings in translation.

Floppy disks are not for user access. The word processing files on these disks have been made available to researchers in
UCIspace @ the Libraries . Exceptions to this access include the restricted student files (which were printed out and placed in Series 4. Teaching
files, Subseries 4.2, Student files) and some files not created by Rorty.